Columbia Banking System (COLB) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) is projected to release its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Thursday, October 30th. Analysts expect Columbia Banking System to post earnings of $0.65 per share and revenue of $565.1070 million for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 4th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Columbia Banking System had a return on equity of 11.31% and a net margin of 17.98%.The company had revenue of $348.47 million for the quarter. On average, analysts expect Columbia Banking System to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Columbia Banking System Trading Down 2.2%

NASDAQ COLB opened at $25.00 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $26.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.44. Columbia Banking System has a 12-month low of $19.61 and a 12-month high of $32.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.92 and a beta of 0.60.

Columbia Banking System Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were paid a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.8%. Columbia Banking System’s payout ratio is 57.14%.

Institutional Trading of Columbia Banking System

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Columbia Banking System by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,117,111 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $236,538,000 after purchasing an additional 64,096 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Columbia Banking System by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,806,680 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $42,240,000 after purchasing an additional 60,502 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Columbia Banking System by 12.5% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,714,014 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $40,074,000 after purchasing an additional 190,520 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in Columbia Banking System by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 887,267 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $22,128,000 after purchasing an additional 16,165 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. increased its holdings in Columbia Banking System by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 731,348 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $17,099,000 after purchasing an additional 32,681 shares in the last quarter. 92.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on COLB shares. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Columbia Banking System from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Zacks Research lowered Columbia Banking System from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Columbia Banking System from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Columbia Banking System in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Columbia Banking System from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $29.33.

About Columbia Banking System

Columbia Banking System, Inc operates as the holding company of Umpqua Bank that provides banking, private banking, mortgage, and other financial services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business, non-interest bearing checking, interest-bearing checking and savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; and insured cash sweep and other investment sweep solutions.